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H. E- DOWELL.

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TOOTH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug 12,1913.

Application filed October 30, 1912. Serial No. 728,636.

To all whom it may concern:

Be-it known that I, HARRY E. DOWELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newport, in the county of Jackson and State of Arkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Teeth, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements .in artificial teeth, the object of the invention being to provide teeth of the cost thereof is strong and durable attaching studis provided.

A further object of the invention is to provide teeth of the above character which will possess advantages in points of elliciency and durability and are inexpensiveto manufacture and at the same time are simplein construction and operation.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel features of construction and the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, pointed out in the claim, and shown in the accompanying drawings in which, i

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view taken through the tooth constructed in accordance with .my invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on Fig. 1.

, nicating' the line 2-2 of' Arranged upon the rear face of the body and formed co-incident therewith is a metallic plate 6 which forms the tooth backing and is held securely in position by means of the enlarged head 7 formed upon the end of the bolt 4-. and countersunk within an enlarged portion 8 formed upon the backing 6. The backing 6 is provided with an elongated opening 6', through which the elongated head 5 is adapted to be passed when applying the same to the body of the tooth.

Formed in the outer face of the head. 7 are two alined circular recesses 9 within which a wrench or other similar tool may be inserted to remove the bolt or insert the same within the recess.

From the abovedescription taken in conwill be readily apparent that I have provided an artificial tooth which is extremely its construction and at the same simple in be manufactured at comparatively time can low cost.

What I claim is In a device of the character described, the combination of a tooth front having an elongated recess and a transverse recess commutherewith, with a plate arranged upon the back of the tooth, a bolt having an elongated head adapted to be passed through said elongated recess and arranged within the transverse recess and a circular head formed upon the other end of said bolt, whereby the plate may be detachably secured to the body of the tooth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix. my signature in the presence of two-witnesses.

IRA H. ERWIN, C. R. Para.

' nection with the accompanying drawings, it 

